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I kinda wanted to point out that the concept of a SIGNATURE seems to have been convoluted in definition over time. Of course, if you want to get really technical, the whole concept of a signature doesn't make sense, since people in reality don't need such extensive clarification as to who someone is, but I think it's perfectly alright to warrant a nice image at the bottom of one's posts, to give oneself a nice sense of personalization when posting.
What I DON'T feel needs to be warranted, however, is a 500 pixel-high onslaught of ugly text, blinking imagery, and dancing, orange whatevers in EVERY SINGLE POST. This apparent leniency in signature restrictions even seems to bastardize perfectly well-kept signatures by adding a MANDATORY, ENORMOUS BLANK GAP beneath them. It just really isn't any fun to read posts from people that appear to be more sig than man. It's ESPECIALLY frustrating reading posts that are one line long followed by such a large signature. As an until-recent Dial-up user, I understand how frustrating viewing this site can be. I don't think adding a scrollbar is helping in that respect. I think it's giving people the idea that "W00T, I CAN MAKE MY SIG AS LONG AS I WANT NOW, LOL, NO ONE WILL CARE X--FREAKING-D".
What's even more annoying is that the gap exists even if I turn signatures off.
I dunno. Maybe it's just me. I've seen lots of strict sig limits before. GameFAQs only permits two lines of text. Another board I go to has a 60x60 maximum avatar size and a strict signature policy (325x60 image or NOTHING AT ALL) and it's probably one of the neatest-looking boards I've ever seen.
But, yeah, long story short: I think the current signature limits might need some re-tooling.
What I DON'T feel needs to be warranted, however, is a 500 pixel-high onslaught of ugly text, blinking imagery, and dancing, orange whatevers in EVERY SINGLE POST. This apparent leniency in signature restrictions even seems to bastardize perfectly well-kept signatures by adding a MANDATORY, ENORMOUS BLANK GAP beneath them. It just really isn't any fun to read posts from people that appear to be more sig than man. It's ESPECIALLY frustrating reading posts that are one line long followed by such a large signature. As an until-recent Dial-up user, I understand how frustrating viewing this site can be. I don't think adding a scrollbar is helping in that respect. I think it's giving people the idea that "W00T, I CAN MAKE MY SIG AS LONG AS I WANT NOW, LOL, NO ONE WILL CARE X--FREAKING-D".
What's even more annoying is that the gap exists even if I turn signatures off.
I dunno. Maybe it's just me. I've seen lots of strict sig limits before. GameFAQs only permits two lines of text. Another board I go to has a 60x60 maximum avatar size and a strict signature policy (325x60 image or NOTHING AT ALL) and it's probably one of the neatest-looking boards I've ever seen.
But, yeah, long story short: I think the current signature limits might need some re-tooling.